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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
2
Kate Bartlett and Dolly explore a stark upstairs corridor and a lavish fourth room in a farm steading. The space smells of musk, is damp, and lit only by moonlit windows. Kate fears unseen presences as they cope with cold air and a lingering sense of ghosts.
In a tense scene, Mrs Bartlett and companions plan a covert retreat aided by Mr Meyrick. Kate expresses courage while fear grips Dolly Egerton as they delay a public response, secure the room, light candles, and slip into a damp garden amid wind and wet hollyhocks.
A bulletin from Equitable Life Assurance Society notes 10 million U S men aged 18 to 44 are unmarried, 45 percent of all men in that bracket. It argues rising living costs and slow wage growth make marriage a luxury, with many bachelors delaying family life due to finances.
An article outlines the home canning process as a practical means to boost food supply and cut transportation needs. It discusses boiling, spores, and bacterial resistance, emphasizing cleanliness, careful heating, and the need to balance safety with palatability. It notes many bulletins copy tables without experiments and calls for clearer explanations to engage farm wives.
Manitoba farmers have shifted from exclusive grain to mixed farming, boosting cattle 665,686 and sheep 341,496 in eight years. Dairy production relies on creamery butter 70 percent, with cheese up 4 percent. Vegetables gain attention alongside wheat, and autos promote rural social life.
The article outlines historic and modern methods of apple evaporation in Canada. It notes the shift from drying in sections to improved techniques, detailing equipment, structures, and the wholesome value of evaporated apples as described by Gillivray, chief inspecting official, and issued by the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa.
The report notes Alberta timothy seed assembled and cleaned at the Canadian Government facility, with fifty-two seed lots and forty-six cars dispatched. Seed quality praised despite some damaged lots and uneven texture in parts of the shipment.
A vivid prairie sunset unfolds with cloud formations and fading light. The narrative likens the scene to pagan fantasy and cherubim guarding the sun, contrasting prairie expanse with distant sea horizons as night approaches.
A new circulation case is prepared for distribution by the Dominion department of agriculture. The plan dedicates funds to dairy butter making cheese cow testing field crops grasses vegetables and plant care. It covers livestock breeding feeding preserving and related agricultural efforts.
An incomplete OCR fragment hints at a rescue involving multiple individuals. The readable words reference gratitude and a rescued person, with unclear location and date. Further context is needed to identify people, organizations, or settings.
Canadian egg exports strengthen in the British market as Britain shifts from continental supplies and domestic production to imports from Canada and the United States. The report notes a postwar recovery of Canadian eggs in Britain, with packaging and size improvements aiding competitiveness and prices rising above American eggs.
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